(Temporary Backup) Day 25- Ecztergom to Budapest- 73.3 kms

21 Jun

Today we had another early start with us up and about at 5.30 am and packed and ready to leave at 6.00 am

We located a bakery in Esztergom to have a pastry and some apple juice for breakfast

In sharp contrast to yesterday the weather was cooler, the Bike seemed ok and the roads and bike paths seemed better....

We made quite good time before our first stop at Szentendre which wAs about 60 kms in to the ride. We found a delightful cafe beside the Danube and had a very cheap bowl of fruit muesli and toasted roll. I had a cappuccino and Chris a cup of tea ( English breakfast of course...)

After refueling, it was on to Budapest along mostly bike paths to our lodgings at the Avenue Hostel in the centre of Budapest. We arrived at about 1.00 pm and the rooms were not ready so we had lunch at TGI Friday which consisted of sharing beef ribs and having a couple of cool drinks.

We were allowed to book in to our hostel at 2.00 pm and after booking in we had a quick shower and hopped on a big bus tour of Budapest.... the going was very slow with traffic jams everywhere.... the bus trip was shortened as a result of the traffic so our ambition of going to view Budapest from the Buda side was thwarted

We managed to get back near our hostel to organise ourselves for dinner ....

Before dinner we both decided we needed a haircut and there was a barber shop near our hostel...so off we went in to the great unknown??? Yes the haircut was ok and cheap about $10 Aussie but no waxing of ears and nose available

After this we went on the hunt for somewhere to eat..... plenty of drinking establishments but hard to find food

Anyway we caught a place where we were able to have pasta and were seated in a table that was the main thoroughfare to the loos and we saw a guy with an eagle on his hand going to the loo.... made me think whether he used one hand for the eagle and the other for....well you know what!!!!

Funny how some people are

Anyway has been a good day and a shorter trip helps

Good sight seeing in Budapest but still some big days ahead to get to the Black Sea!

Now for the photos....

Me changing tubes yesterday after getting 2 flats....